Game



L. B. GAYLOR.

GAME.

APPLICATION HLED-MAR. 19. I920.

1,363,769.. Patented Dec. 28, 1920.,

llllllllllIIllllllllllll UNITED STATES LEONARD B. GAYLOR, OF STAMFORD,CONNECTICUT.

GAME.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed March 19, 1920. Serial No. 367,113.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD B. GAYLoR, a citizen'of the United States,and a resident of the city of Stamford, county of F airfield, and Stateof Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Game, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

It is the purpose of this invention to pro- ,vide an altogether new gameadapted to be played upon the well known checker board comprising sixtyfour equal spaces or squares and two differentiated sets of pieces, orso-called men, of novel construction, each set comprising ten pieces anda supplemental member, which during the playing of the game are employedin a manner which I believe has never before been contemplated, wherebypossible movements of the several pieces are greatly increased and thevalue or power of the pieces varied at will, thus materially enhancingthe interest of the players because of the added opportunity for theexercise of skill, in this respect resembling the well known game ofchess, al though markedly differing therefrom in many respects, amongthem that under my invention by the employment of but twenty two pieces,there are possible five hundred and ten moves, whereas chess whichemploys thirty two pieces has an aggregate moving possibility under themost favorable circumstances of two hundred and forty two only.Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of an ordinary boardused in playing my new game, showing the pieces disposed thereon intheir primary or initial position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one ofthe main or primary pieces; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of thesupplemental pieces, which I designate a ball; Fig. l is a verticalsectional view of a primary piece having a supplemental piecesuperimposed thereon.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 represents an ordinary checker board upon whichthe game is played. It may be made of any suitable material. 2represents the usual sixty four equal spaces or squares which arecharacteristic of a checker board.

The game is played by two players who are opponents, preferably sittingopposite each other and the board between them. Each player has a set often pieces, which may be called the main pieces, and also a supplementalpiece, which I designate the ball. The pieces of each set and its ballare sultably differentiated from the pieces and ball of the other set,as, for instance, by being differently colored, made of differentmaterial or otherwise. In the drawings I have shown one set coloredblack and the other set colored red. 3 represents the black pieces and 4the red pieces. 5 represents the supplemental black piece and 6 thesupplemental red piece.

Fig. 2 shows one of the main pieces. It has a recess, or its equivalent,7, in its upper surface, within which the lower part 8 of thesupplemental piece shown in Fig. 3 may enter, so as to be detachablysupported thereby, as shown in Fig. 4.

In order that the power and possible movements of the pieces resultingfrom their construction and manner of employment may be realized, theway in which the game is played must be stated. It is as follows:

The object of the game is for the reds to land their ball on one of thesquares of the black home row, and the blacks to prevent their doing soand to land their ball on one of the squares of the red home row. Theside having the move can move any piece in a straight line, eitherforward or backward, or to the right, or to the left, or in a diagonalline, forward or backward, a distance of the full extent of the board inany one of these directions, or as much less as they wish, provided thatno piece of either side intervenes, with the exception that any piecewhile carrying the ball can .inove only one square at a time, and thatdiagonally only, either forward or backward. Instead of making a move,the side having the move may pass their ball from the piece on which itrests, to any other piece of theirs on the board, provided that saidpiece is in a straight line, either forward, backward or to the right,or to the left, or inone of the four diagonal directions, providing thatno piece of either side intervenes between the two pieces, between whichthe pass is made. Should one side back up its pieces to block its homerow to play safe, and the other side is able to form a solid line ofpieces across the board in front of its ball, thus absolutely preventingit from going forward, it shall lose the game, provided the blockade isformed on that side of the center line of the board. If one side cansurround the ball of the other side on any part of the board, so that itcannot be moved or passed out, it shall Win the game.

I claim:

A game apparatus comprising a board having sixty four squares dividedinto two differentiated sets, each comprising thirty two squaresarranged as in a checker board, and tWo sets of differentiated pieces,each comprising ten main pieces and one supplemental piece soconstructed that the supplemental piece may be interchangeablysuperposed upon and detachably supported by the main pieces, as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LEONARD B. GAYLOR.

